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Paullinia spicata

Botanic Family

Sapindaceae

Author

Bentham

Common Names

• Barbasco
• Chutamu (Mayna Jivaro)

Geographical Habitats

• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Amazonas
• Mato Grosso
• Mato Grosso do Sul
• Minas Gerais
• Pará
• Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• French Guiana
• Guyana
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Suriname
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• seasonally inundated areas

Flowering Times

• Feb
• Apr
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Nov
• Dec

Glabrous liana . leaves with 5 dentate or serrate leaflets, terminal leaflet to 100mm x 50mm. 100mm axillary spikes or thyrses with bracts 5mm long, scented 4mm long white flowers, tomentose sepals 4mm x 3mm. Glabrous red fruit capsule 25mm x 10mm.

Further References

• Mobot
• FB
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE